Tex. Local Government Code § 218.203
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 218.203, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 218.203. CERTAIN REGULATIONS PROHIBITED.
Official statutory text
Notwithstanding any other law, a municipality may not, in connection with the use, development, construction, or occupancy of a building proposed to be converted to mixed-use residential or multifamily residential use, require:
(1) the preparation of a traffic impact analysis or other study relating to the effect the proposed converted building would have on traffic or traffic operations;
(2) the construction of improvements or payment of a fee in connection with mitigating traffic effects related to the proposed converted building;
(3) the provision of additional parking spaces, other than the parking spaces that already exist on the site of the proposed converted building;
(4) the extension, upgrade, replacement, or oversizing of a utility facility except as necessary to provide the minimum capacity needed to serve the proposed converted building; or
(5) a design requirement, including a requirement related to the exterior, windows, internal environment of a building, or interior space dimensions of an apartment, that is more restrictive than the applicable minimum standard under the International Building Code as adopted as a municipal commercial building code under Section 214.216.
(1) the preparation of a traffic impact analysis or other study relating to the effect the proposed converted building would have on traffic or traffic operations;
(2) the construction of improvements or payment of a fee in connection with mitigating traffic effects related to the proposed converted building;
(3) the provision of additional parking spaces, other than the parking spaces that already exist on the site of the proposed converted building;
(4) the extension, upgrade, replacement, or oversizing of a utility facility except as necessary to provide the minimum capacity needed to serve the proposed converted building; or
(5) a design requirement, including a requirement related to the exterior, windows, internal environment of a building, or interior space dimensions of an apartment, that is more restrictive than the applicable minimum standard under the International Building Code as adopted as a municipal commercial building code under Section 214.216.
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